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Soon a group of men arrived, and the hall began to fill with young people, talking in low voices and glancing ever and anon at the door as each fresh arrival entered. Winters gazed with great interest at the gathering and reflected that except for Thorley, not one of them would have passed in polite society in the twentieth century. Seen en masse, they were more like Moroccans or Hindus than "white men." It was a few minutes before the appointed time when Thorley, Starfax, Antar and Eric entered and closed the door.
"We are all here-seventy-two of us," said Eric. "We may as well start!"